Speaking to ICANA on Tuesday, Mesbahi Moghaddam said thatIran's Ministry of Information must do its best to identify and arrest the elements working for BBC TV channel inside the country.

He further noted: “cooperation with the BBC TV channel is directed at undermining the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Referring to the recent arrests of those accused to spy for the foreign sources, Mesbahi Moghaddam said: “given the history of British colonialism before the Islamic revolution, this time media channels such as BBC are used to continue the old hegemony.”

“BBC is a public media which helps the British government in pursuing its hegemonic aspirations” Mesbahi Moghaddam added.